Club Team Trainings

Club Team Trainings are divided into a two phase program. Where we focus on Balance/Stability and Strength/Conditioning. During these training’s athletes will go through extensive injury prevention training and overall muscular development, to help with arm care and vertical mechanics. These are 30 minute training sessions in conjunction with each athletes’ practice time.

Small Group /

Private Trainings

Small Group/Private Trainings are 1 hour training sessions designed for the volleyball athlete. In these training sessions, athletes will be pushed past their comfort level and will undergo strength, agility and mental toughness training. These training sessions are for the athletes that want to train like an elite athlete.

Specialized Programs

This year we are offering three different, 7-week specialized training programs.

Program 1:

Speed, Agility & Endurance.

Program 2:

Strength & Conditioning.

Program 3:

Vertical Mechanics.

Conditioning during the off-season is essential in order to develop an elite athlete's performance for peak season. These programs have been created to progressively increase an athlete's performance, built around their level.

Program Director & Head Trainer

TAYLOR PORRITT

Taylor has lived all over. She has lived in Kansas, Minnesota, Idaho and Utah. Taylor is married and has two little girls, who are three and six years’ old. Taylor loves being active, camping with her family, heavy lifting and SHOPPING. Taylor currently lives in Nibley and loves all that Cache Valley has to offer.

Taylor has a Bachelor's Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy with a double emphasis in Nutrition and Kinesiology. She played volleyball for 11 years and has coached at Mountain Peak for one year. Taylor is a certified personal trainer and is currently working towards her strength and conditioning coach certification.

“You never fail until you stop trying.”-- Albert Einstein

CERTIFICATIONS:

• NASM-CPT

• CNA

• First Aid and CPR

• NASM CES & PES

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EMAIL:

trainer@mtnpeakvolleyball.com

Trainer

ALISHA HIRSCHI

Alisha was born in Salt Lake City and came up to Cache Valley for school. She has her Bachelor degree in Science with an emphasis in Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science. She is married and has four kids that keep her busy.

Alisha’s love for fitness started when young, from playing soccer to track and field. She later found a love for CrossFit and weightlifting. She currently and has for the last five years worked for iFit as a background athlete and loves helping others accomplish their fitness goals. Her next goal is to get her Personal Training certification through NASM and continue her knowledge in the health and fitness field.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• TBA

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Trainer

BRYNLI WHITTAKER

Brynli grew up in South Jordan, UT and is now living in Logan as she studies Kinesiology at Utah State. Once she completes her undergraduate degree she plans to attend physical therapy school to get her Doctorate. She spent the summer as a Physical Therapy aide where she assisted patients through physical exercise. Brynli has always had a passion for health and wants to spend her life helping people heal through exercise.

Brynli grew up playing volleyball, which makes Mountain Peak the perfect training environment. She plans to become certified and work as a personal trainer during her years in graduate school. Working with Mountain Peak athletes has given her a great amount of excitement to further her studies in Kinesiology.

CERTIFICATIONS:

• TBA

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Trainer

KENEDI CHRISTIANSEN

Kenedi is an Exercise Science major while also pursuing a minor in Yoga.  Once she completes her undergraduate degree, she plans to earn her Masters in Sports Medicine. 

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Kenedi has had two years of personal training experience and is working towards certification. She has also coached volleyball for three years now. Her goal is to give her clients knowledge and progress in strength and conditioning.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Private Training

MIKE TUPOLA

Michael was born in Kahuku, Hawaii and later moved to the Island of Moloka’i where he grew up.  He has 3 siblings (2 brothers and a sister).  He is married to Tanza Tupola who is a current Mountain Peak Coach.  They met while attending Brigham Young University-Hawaii.

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Michael completed his Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Exercise and Sports Science - Health and Wellness.  He later attended the University of Utah for his graduate program and received his master’s degree in Exercise Physiology - Coaching Wellness.  He is currently certified as a personal trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and is preparing to take the certified strength and conditioning specialist exam through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

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While at Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Michael worked as an assistant to the strength and conditioning coach.  In this capacity he was able to work with numerous teams from Women’s volleyball to Men’s and Women’s basketball.  Since moving to Logan, he has been involved in training Mountain Peak athletes.

 “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's from BYU-H

• Master's from U of U

• ACSM Certification

• NSCA Certification